66th Annual Conference

Saturday, February 21

Morning Workshops

9:00 - 11:30 A.M.

Session 77

Integrating Cognitive Behavioral with Psychodramatic Theory & Practice

Chair:                

Thomas Treadwell, Ed.D., TEP, Professor/Psychologist, West Chester University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The GCBT model promotes dynamic group interaction, experiential participation, opportunities for catharsis, and basic group psychotherapeutic techniques. The integration of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques allied to psychodrama provides a balance between exploration of emotionally laden situations and a concrete, data-based, problem-solving approach.

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Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Educate participants about the CBT model and the Psychodrama model to create a safe and secure environment in which individuals can share their concerns freely.

2. A problem-solving group approach for working through various interpersonal, occupational, educational, psychological, and health-related conflicts.

3. To teach the group members how to complete a Dysfunctional Thought Record (DTR) or Automatic Thought Record (ATR).

4. Identifying automatic thoughts and the meaning of automatic thoughts as they relate to core-beliefs and/or schemas.

5. Learning how to develop a self-conceptualization chart reflecting the various rules, conditional assumptions, beliefs, and means of coping one embraces.

Course References:

1. Treadwell, T., Kumar, V.K & Wright, J. (2008). Group cognitive behavioral model:  Integrating cognitive behavioral with psychodramatic theory and techniques. In Scott Simon Fehr (Ed.) 101 Interventions In Group Therapy. New York: The Hayworth Press.

2. Baim, C. (2007) a Cognitive Psychodramatist?: Reflections on the Links Between Cognitive Therapy and Psychodrama.  British Journal of Psychodrama and Sociodrama. 22 (2) pp 23-31

3. Fisher, A.J. (2007). Congenial alliance: Synergies in cognitive and psychodramatic therapies. Psychology of Aesthetics, Creativity, and the Arts 1, (4), pp. 237–242.